Governors and Committee Members

Stephen Jackson, FCMA, FinstD
Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Stephen Jackson qualified as an accountant in 1975. He joined Bass plc in the same year and progressed with several senior financial roles in the company's Pubs, Restaurants and Holiday Centre subsidiaries.

In 1983, Stephen Jackson was appointed as Finance Director of Crest Hotels: Continent of Europe, based in Frankfurt, and from 1986 was part of a small team that acquired, for Bass, Holiday Inn. Upon completion of the acquisition, he became Chief Financial Officer for Holiday Inn - Europe, Middle East and Africa, based in Brussels.

In 1991, Stephen Jackson moved to Hong Kong as Chief Financial Officer and Head of IT for Holiday Inn - Asia Pacific.

In 1996, Stephen Jackson was seconded, as acting Managing Director, to establish new businesses in South Africa for Bass's Leisure subsidiary.

In 1997, Stephen Jackson was invited to join the Board of John Ryan Company, a US Design and Consulting firm with operations in over 30 countries, as Executive Vice-President and Global Chief Financial Officer, with additional responsibility for IT, logistics and HR.

In 2000, Stephen Jackson joined the Board of easyCar as Finance Director/Company Secretary.

In 2003, Stephen Jackson joined Nottingham Trent University where he holds the post of Chief Financial and Operations Officer. Upon his appointment, Stephen Jackson was coopted as an executive member of the Board of Governors.